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Water and Energy systems are intertwined. Producing or refining one involves the consumption of the other. This relationship is often referred to as the Energy-Water Nexus, and ensuring that those resources are being used efficiently is an important aspect to increasing resilience.
If successful, we’ll spend the rest of our days harvesting yesteryear’s carpets, recycling old petrochemicals into new materials, and converting sunlight into energy. There will be zero scrap going into landfills and zero emissions into the biosphere. Literally, our company will gro
Leading companies like Veolia, DSM and SAB Miller are beginning to shift from the traditional linear “take, make, dispose” business model to a more regenerative circular economy framework.
[Editor's Note: Hugh Welsh, President, DSM North America, will be speaking at The Energy-Water-Food Nexus: Risks and Opportunities for the Private Sector
Editor's Note: CH2M Hill will be speaking at the The Energy-Water-Food Nexus Roundtable: Risks and Opportunities for the Private Sector on December 11.
Editor's Note: Author Mike Hightower will be speaking at the The Energy-Water-Food Nexus Roundtable: Risks and Opportunities for the Private Sector on December 11.
The city of Phoenix recently conducted a waste characterization study to estimate the quantity and composition of city-collected residential garbage. The preliminary data found that food waste is one of the most prevalent disposed of materials in its waste stream.
Join Erica and other sustainability experts on November 4 for a webinar Best Practices and Solutions for Addressing Food Waste
The American Water Summit, now in its 5th year, is the only event in the water calendar that focuses entirely on the business of water in North America.
Data scientists are working to help improve energy efficiency and make new forms of energy more economically viable, and are building new, profitable businesses in the process.
